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This article is about the 2013 novel. For the film, see Crazy Rich Asians (film). For other uses, see Crazy Rich Asians (disambiguation).

2013 romantic comedy novel by Kevin Kwan

Crazy Rich Asians is a satirical 2013 romantic comedy novel by Kevin Kwan.

Kwan stated that his intention in writing the novel was to "introduce a contemporary Asia to a North American audience".^[1] He claimed the novel was loosely based on his own childhood in Singapore.^[2] The novel became a bestseller and was followed by two sequels, China Rich Girlfriend in 2015 and Rich People Problems in 2017.

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A film adaptation of the novel was released on August 15, 2018.

Plot

The novel begins with a quote from the 14th-century Moroccan traveler Ibn Battuta:^[3]

Nowhere in the world are there to be found people richer than the Chinese.

— Ibn Battuta^[3]

The book focuses on Rachel Chu, Nicholas (Nick) Young, Eleanor Young, Astrid L